Crime And Punishment Penguin Select Black Classics

A tale of sin, conscience, and redemption “Suffering is part and parcel of extensive intelligence and a feeling heart.” Amid the shadowed alleys of St. Petersburg, a young student, impoverished and fevered with ideas, conceives of a dreadful act. He persuades himself that greatness may be purchased at the cost of blood, that a crime committed in the name of necessity is no crime at all. Yet the heart cannot flee the burden of guilt. Crime and Punishment tells the story of fear, conscience and soul’s slow search for redemption. It is a study of the mind in torment, of choices that weigh us down, and of the fine line between right and wrong. Dostoevsky’s masterwork is a haunting reflection on human nature, the cost of transgression, and the hope that even the darkest hearts may find light.